Coast Guard Cutter Smilax, moored up at its homeport of Coast Guard Station Fort Macon after its Queen of the Fleet ceremony, April 11, 2011. The 67-year-old cutter Smilax was bestowed the title and its gold hull numbers, as it is now the oldest commissioned cutter in use by the service. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David R. Marin)